Accountant

Job Descriptions:

Month / Year-End Activities

• Capturing of relevant cost and revenue promptly in the accounting system for month-end and year-end account closing and maintenance of up-to-date schedules to provide clarity on accrual items.
• Support drafting of Management Report and other closing activities relating to Statutory Audit and reporting to Group Finance.

Budgeting and Forecast

• Supports the preparation of the Annual Budget by working with key stakeholders/departments and Group Finance, analysing historical data to inform budget assumptions.
• Facilitate budget review sessions to discuss and prioritise budgets with management team, and provide adjustments based on review outputs.
• Improve Budget Consolidation process accuracy and efficiency.
• Prepare forecasts and financial projections, and monitor variances between actuals and forecasts, providing insights.

Reporting

• Prompt and accurate preparation and/or submission of required reports to Management/Cluster HQ/MOH to facilitate better understanding of financial status of the company
• Preparation of presentation slides for monthly management meeting, and clinical performance deck for clinical departments/units.
• Manage and maintain multi-year financial database for projections, analysis and costing purposes.
• Assist assigned department heads as a finance business partner in their budget preparation.

Analysis

• Perform detailed analysis of workload and P&L of revenue departments and suggest strategies to improve their financial performances.
• Identify revenue and cost gaps within the Centre and to work with relevant teams to address these gaps.
• Conduct variance and trend analysis to understand performance deviations from budget or forecasts.
• Support projections and other financial simulation assignments required by the department or relevant stakeholders.

Costing and Pricing Review

• Support regular costing review for services to support pricing decisions for new services, and fee revisions for existing services.
• Engagement of stakeholders e.g. clinicians, on costing reviews and build up database of cost drivers and costing information to facilitate future costing updates.

Other Functions

• Participate in CIPs, workgroups, taskforces and committees when assigned, acting as the finance partner to contribute ideas as well as maintain internal controls from a financial perspective.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and process improvements, to optimise department resources.
• Assist Finance Department head on ad-hoc assignments.

Requirements:

• Bachelor in Accountancy / Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) qualification with minimum 7 years of relevant experience
• Good understanding of FRS and accounting principles and statutory regulations
• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Fluent in writing and presentation skill
• Good team player cum leader with interpersonal and communication skills
• Meticulous and hands-on attitude with high degree of initiatives and resourcefulness
• Able to provide guidance and motivate team members to work together to meet deadlines and key deliverables
• Able to multi-task and work under tight timelines
• Experience in healthcare industry & SAP would be an advantage